av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

Apple updates MacBook Air with a speed bump | Macworld
If you blinked you probably missed it during Apples Worldwide Developers Conference keynote last Monday. The Cupertino-based company updated its lowest-priced laptop with a faster processor.The MacBook Air now has a 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, a bump up from the 1.6GHz dual-core Core i5 that was released over two years ago. The MacBook Airs processor is a 5th generation Broadwell chip, whoch is two generations older than the Kaby Lake processors in the new MacBook Pro and MacBook.Other than the new processor, nothing has changed with the MacBook Air.
Källa: Apple updates MacBook Air with a speed bump | Macworld
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

Files is the new Finder app for iOS 11, and its already about a million times better than the basic file-picker it replaces iCloud Drive. Files is a central place from whoch to access all the files on your iDevice, and in iCloud. You can find, organize, open, and delete all the files on your device, in iCloud, and on 3rd-party storage services like Dropbox. And because this is iOS 11, Files supports all the fancy new multitasking features like drag-and-drop.So, lets take a look at what it can do:Rounding up files is even easier than it is on a Mac.Photo: Cult of MacOf all the new features in iOS 11, Files is still one of the most beta. Its buggy, laggy, and is missing several of the features shown in the 2017 WWDC keynote. Right now, it doesnt even have an entry in the Settings app. But despite this, its already more than useful.
Källa: Everything you need to know about the new Files app on iOS 11 | Cult of Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

Pirate Bay founder: Weve lost the internet, its all about damage control now
At its inception, the internet was a beautifully idealistic and equal place. But the world sucks and weve continuously made it more and more centralized, taking power away from users and handing it over to big companies. And the worst thing is that we cant fix it we can only make it slightly less awful.That was pretty much the core of Pirate Bays co-founder, Peter Sundes talk at tech festival Brain Bar Budapest. TNW sat down with the pessimistic activist and controversial figure to discuss how screwed we actually are when it comes to decentralizing the internet.Forget about the future, the problem is nowIn Sundes opinion, people focus too much on what might happen, instead of what is happening. He often gets questions about how a digitally bleak future could look like, but the truth is that were living it.
Källa: Pirate Bay founder: Weve lost the internet, its all about damage control now
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

Apple reportedly bans Pepe the Frog game from App Store – CNET
It looks like Pepe the Frog is not welcome on the Apple App Store.The meme has become a symbol for the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, and Apple considers images of the frog examples of ”objectionable content,” according to a report Friday by Motherboard.Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.A Redddit user named MrSnrhms on Thursday posted a screenshot of a response from a member of Apple’s App Review Board, saying that the app violated Apple’s guidelines. The app is a game called Pepe Scream, whoch looks similar to the game Flappy Bird.
Källa: Apple reportedly bans Pepe the Frog game from App Store – CNET
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

How to force quit an app on iPad in iOS 11 | iMore
Ever since iOS 7, you’ve been able to open the app switching interface on your iPhone or iPad and swipe up on an app in order to force it to close completely. Now, with the arrive of iOS 11, that process has changed. Now, the process actually brings in an element from the pre-iOS 7 days: you need to press and hold on the app, then press the ’x’ that appears in order to close it.Remember that iOS 11 is still in its beta stages, and this behavior could change by the time it launches to the public this fall.
Källa: How to force quit an app on iPad in iOS 11 | iMore
av Mikael Winterkvist | jun 11, 2017 | Lästips

Ex-Admin Deletes All Customer Data and Wipes Servers of Dutch Hosting Provider
Verelox, a provider of dedicated KVM and VPS servers based in The Hague, Netherlands, suffered a catastrophic outage after a former administrator deleted all customer data and wiped most of the company’s servers.Details of what exactly happened aren’t available, but according to posts on various web hosting forums [1, 2, 3], the incident appears to have taken place yesterday, when users couldn’t access their servers or the company’s website.Verelox’s homepage came back online earlier today, but the website was plastered with a grim message informing users of the ex-admin’s actions.Following the incident, the hosting provider decided to take the rest of its network offline and focus on recovering customer data.Verelox estimates it will be back online this week. The company promises compensation for users who still want to remain their customers after this unfortunate event.
Källa: Ex-Admin Deletes All Customer Data and Wipes Servers of Dutch Hosting Provider